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CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati football team has accepted a bid to play a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Belk Bowl on Dec. 27, 2012 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The game will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. ET and air on ESPN.
“We are pleased to accept a bid to the Belk Bowl,” head coach Butch Jones said. “We are excited by the prospect of a great number of Cincinnati fans being the team behind the team and helping us celebrate the holiday season in Charlotte.”
Tickets are on sale now at CATSTIX.com and are available at three pricing levels. Tickets are priced at $50 for upper level seats, $75 for lower endzone, $85 for lower sideline and $100 for club seats.
Tickets are available for purchase by all fans, including UCATS members, students and the general public. Seating assignments will be determined by UCATS tier level and then priority points within the tier level. Fans are strongly encouraged to order tickets online to avoid long wait times on the phone or in person at the Athletics Ticket Office.
The customer service call center will be open from 8-5 p.m., starting Monday, Dec. 3. Fans that do not purchase online can call 1-877-CATS-TIX or visit the Athletics Ticket Office on the fourth floor of the Richard E. Lindner Center in Varsity Village.
All individuals who buy or donate tickets through UC will receive: two (2) tickets to a future BIG EAST Conference men’s basketball game and a 20% off merchandise credit for the GoBEARCATS.com online store.
The priority deadline for ordering bowl tickets will be 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2011. The allocation process of bowl tickets following the deadline. Tickets may be ordered after the deadline, but patrons may be at risk of being allocated in a less desirable location.
There will be no limit to the number of bowl tickets a patron chooses to purchase, but there will be a limit of 16 tickets allocated in a determined priority seating location (priority seating locations will be determined by venue location and quantities of overall bowl tickets purchased). Allocations of bowl tickets will be based upon UCATS annual giving and priority points.
The Department of Athletics will disseminate information on student tickets and travel packages through GoBEARCATS.com, C-Mail and social media outlets when it becomes available.
If students are planning on traveling to the Belk Bowl on their own, they are encouraged to purchase tickets now at CATSTIX.com.
The Bearcats (9-3, 5-2 BIG EAST Conference) will be playing in their 14th bowl game and sixth in the past seven seasons. UC is 7-6 all-time in post-season games and will be making its first trip to the Belk Bowl.
UC won its fourth BIG EAST title in five years on Saturday, the only NCAA FBS AQ team in the nation to achieve that feat. The Bearcats are 19-6 over the past two seasons with two BIG EAST titles and a win over SEC foe Vanderbilt in the 2011 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
For further information on the Bearcats’ trip to the 2012 Belk Bowl, please visit bowl central at GoBEARCATS.com. Some of the information available includes: travel packages with Provident Travel, important dates and deadlines, ticket details and general bowl information.
Fans interested in travel packages through Provident Travel, UC’s official bowl travel partner, should call 1-800-989-8900, 513-763-3080 or visit http://www.providentvacations.com/ucbearcats.html.


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Ad Age is inviting submissions for its new Digital Campaign of the Year category as part of its annual Small Agency Awards.
The annual contest honors independent shops with 150 or fewer employees. The goal of these awards — now in their sixth year — is to ensure that the smart thinking and innovative brand ideas produced by smaller shops are getting their due. We’ve observed that all too often this community’s work isn’t being surfaced in the big awards shows.
The best part? Winning a Small Agency Award can help under-appreciated shops get noticed in a major way.
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The Toys R Us logo is presented on the exterior of a store on March 15, 2018 in Emeryville, The golden state. (Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (NewsNation Now) — One of America’s the majority of iconic toy brands will now be accessible in the exact same area many kind of children’s parents are shopping for garments and residence goods.
Macy’s and Toys R Us announced the partnership in a push release Thursday. The cooperation will certainly roll out digital automatically and also then open up in 400 Macy’s stores nationwide in 2022.
“As a Toys R Us son, I might not be even more excited to bring this beloved brand that so many kind of of our customers understand and love right into Macy’s online and to our stores throughout America,” shelp Nata Dvir, Macy’s chief merchandising officer
The brand-new site, macys.com/toysrus, allows customers search for playthings by brands, age, toy form and also various other qualities.
Physical Toys R Us stores will be developed inside the 400 Macy’s stores via the toy brand’s mascot making appearances.
Toys R Us produced more than $2 billion in international retail sales, according to the joint press release. Macy’s sassist it expects net sales for the year to be in the selection of $23.5 billion to $23.95 billion in its outlook report.
Toys R Us has been re-arising in stores and digital after declaring bankruptcy in 2017 via $7.9 billion in debt. Toys R Us briefly opened pop-up stores in 2019 prior to closing them when the agency was got by WHP Global.
Macy’s has actually likewise checked out a decline in some sales through markets moving to greater digital retail and also the COVID-19 pandemic impacting retail.
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LG Pay to launch in the U.S. on the LG G7 during the first half of 2018?12
Similar to Samsung Pay, LG Pay will work with NFC and with a magnetic component. While Samsung uses Magnetic Secure Transmission technology (MST), LG uses Wireless Magnetic Communication (WMC) technology. NFC is used with the most technological up-to-date point of sale systems inside retail stores, and the magnetic part of the mobile payment systems can be used on older cash registers; it uses the same technology employed to swipe credit cards. This means, like Samsung Pay, LG Pay will be compatible with every retailer that can swipe a credit card.
In the states, LG is considering calling the feature LG Wallet, and has already released an app by that name on the Google Play Store. Whatever LG decides to name it, the company says that it will first be found on the high-end LG G7 and LG V40 in the U.S., before becoming available on mid-range models.
The U.S. will be only the second country with LG Pay. Compare that with Samsung Pay, which is already offered on 12 devices in 14 countries, and Android Pay, which can be used with any NFC-enabled Android phone in 17 countries.
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Derry Newman, chief executive of Solarcentury, has resigned. He made the announcement on Friday, as the industry waited for news on the progress of the Feed-in Tariff at the High Court. Newman was previously managing director of Sony UK. Newman plans to continue to work with Solarcentury by using his experience to aid its social entrepreneurship involvements.
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Delta Air Lines steps it up a to support our heroes. Link
Helicopter crash in Hot Springs, AR. Minor injuries reported. Link
Comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros jets that can reach speeds of up to 435 mph, and have flown across 36 countries all over the world to-date.The Breitling Jet Team will begin their tour at Sun n’ Fun in Lakeland, FL, with stops in Maryland, the Jones Beach Air Show in NY, the EAA AirVenture…
The FAA is making its Introduction to Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) DVD available online to make it easier for ARFF personnel and first responders to view the video using their computer and other smart technology devices. The online ARFF video features an introduction and 11 segments on various ARFF-related topics. Link
It was Co-pilot Jen Byrne’s 1st anniversary with AA and she gets to fly with her father, Scott Byrne, an AA Captain. Link
Three european airlines are facing legal action over complains about how they are handling passengers hit by flight disruptions. The Civil Aviation Authority said Ireland’s Aer Lingus, Britain’s Jet2 and Hungary’s Wizz Air have failed to change their consumer policies in line with its requestions. The chief executive of the CAA, Andrew Haines said passengers…
Turkey’s low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is launching its latest route from Istanbul-Oslo on 14 May.
Emirates has opened its 37th dedicated lounge for First Class and Business Class customers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Emirates Skywards, the airline’s frequent flyer program, at Los Angeles International Airport.


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Pakistan’s Automobile industry contributes about 2.8% to its GDP and 30 billion rupees to the national exchequer in terms of taxes and duties. The country has an alluring market for the auto sector and the new policy, Automotive Industry Development and Export Plan 2021-26 aspires to give incentives through a reduction in duties and taxes.
Pakistan’s automobile market is emerging and therefore, foreign automobile brands are entering the Pakistani market to capitalise on the available opportunities. Peugeot, a European car company, plans to kick start manufacturing cars in the country in partnership with Lucky Motor Corporation.
Lucky Motor Corporation, the Pakistani automobile manufacturer, revealed that the first step of the partnership will begin with the introduction of the locally-built Peugeot 2008. Lucky Motor Corporation Chief Executive Officer Asif Rizvi stated that for the first time in history a European car would be available to the consumers of Pakistan. Lucky Motor Corporation came into existence as a result of the government’s new entrant policy under the Auto Industrial Development Policy (AIDP) 2016-21.
He termed the policy successful as it offered concessions to new brands and products and created a level playing field between existing and new market players. He pointed out that due to this progressive initiative 12 new car manufacturers have entered to Pakistani market, lifting the total number of vehicle makers to 15 which has produced 25 new vehicles.
He revealed that the company had also ventured into auto part manufacturing in partnership with other vehicle manufacturers and established a manufacturing facility to produce seats, wire harness, air conditioners, and injection molding parts for the automobile plant.
The company has also entered into eight technical assistance agreements with four Korean auto part suppliers for the transfer of technology in Pakistan, he added. At present, all cars assembled in the country come from Japanese, Korean or Chinese assemblers. The consumers’ choice “is limited to cars designed from the Far East”, he said.
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Lucky Motor Corporation is a Pakistani automobile manufacturer which is a part subsidiary of South Korean automobile manufacturer Kia Motors. It is a joint venture between Lucky Group and Kia Motors.
As of today, it has 4 Business divisions namely Automotive, Auto-Parts Manufacturing, Electronics, and Shared Services. The automotive division is responsible for assembling and distributing KIA and Peugeot vehicles in Pakistan. The Auto-parts manufacturing business is responsible for assembling and manufacturing automotive parts for their vehicles while the Electronics division is responsible for assembling Samsung cell phones in Pakistan.
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The Sydney Fish Market's 36-hour Christmas sale has drawn to a close, with the festive spirit alive and well at the seafood complex.
The Pyrmont venue opened at 5am on Monday and closed at 5pm on Tuesday with some 100,000 people expected to have visited during the mammoth annual trading period.
The market's executive manager for seafood trading Gus Dannoun said shoppers would be five or six-deep around counters at the marathon's peak.
He said people come to the market for "the magic about the 36 hours".
"It's just once a year that we do this, so straight away that's something that people look forward to," Mr Dannoun told AAP on Tuesday.
"The fact that you've got a place which is normally quite dark at night, all of a sudden almost lit up like a Christmas tree."
With customers and fish market staffers wearing Christmas accessories during the period, Mr Dannoun said "there's a real atmosphere, it's a really good vibe".
While sales figures for the Christmas frenzy won't be known for several days, the market expected to sell about 700 tonnes of seafood across the 36 hours - about 130 tonnes of which was predicted to be prawns.
While prawns are always at the top of everyone's list - "it's Australian", Mr Dannoun said - the next popular seafood was likely oysters.
Other popular choices include crab, octopus, blue mussels, scallops and fish such as Atlantic salmon, ocean trout, barramundi, kingfish and snapper.


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Demonstrators gathered outside Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday to protest the slow pace of the payment of compensation, 10 months after the building’s collapse killed 1,133 workers.
Survivors, relatives of the dead and activists blamed foreign retailers as well as the government and employers for subjecting them to a long delay in making any payments. Survivors outlined the hardships they have suffered, and called for immediate action.
“Although it appears that many things are changing in the garment industry, it is as if we are not getting any benefit,” said Arik Rahman, a relative of one of those killed in the collapse of the eight-story building, who told WWD that it was a matter of shame that survivors and relatives had to wait for compensation.
On Monday, Clean Clothes Campaign launched the “Pay Up!” campaign to ensure that survivors and victims’ families were not waiting for compensation as the first anniversary of the disaster nears. It also has put a number to the amount needed, calling for donations of $40 million to compensate the families and the injured for the loss of income and medical expenses.
“The fund is open to all companies, donors and individuals who wish to express their solidarity and compassion,” CCC said, calling on brands such as Benetton, KiK and Children’s Place, “who all had orders at one of the five factories in Rana Plaza at the time of the collapse or in the recent past, to make significant contributions in order to ensure payments can begin.”
El Corte Inglés, Mascot, Mango, Inditex and Loblaw have already contributed to the fund and the CCC’s Ineke Zeldenrust said those donations were welcomed. But, reflecting the sentiments of the workers at Rana Plaza, she said overall the compensation efforts have been “completely haphazard, unequal, unpredictable and nontransparent, and have left large groups of victims with nothing.”
The organization said it has linked 27 brands directly to factories in Rana Plaza with either recent or trial orders or previous production, adding, “We believe they should all publicly contribute to the Rana Plaza Donor’s Trust Fund.”
Officials of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association have said it is a challenge to process and distinguish false claims and clearly identify the dead, but CCC noted that the “most credible labor and civil society organizations would be involved in processing claims through a team of independent local and international claim commissioners. In addition, medical assessments would be undertaken by qualified local doctors at the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed.”
BGMEA officials, who have been accused by workers of not doing enough to hurry the process along, agree that a garment workers victim foundation to support workers would help address victims of past events as well as protect others. However, they believe that the foundation should be supported by the U.S.-based retailers that make up the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety as well as the group of European retailers that support the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety.
Over the last week, there has been much discussion among factory owners about other important issues and details being finalized to prevent similar disasters. As the Accord started its safety inspections of factories — intended to cover 1,500 sites by September — factory owners in Dhaka have been demanding that retailers put in more money to meet the requirements for installing better fire escapes, sprinkler systems and other safety measures.
“The requirements being set to us are not realistic given the financial abilities to meet them,” said Reaz Mahmud, a senior management official of a factory in Savar. “And then different brands want to come and inspect us separately as well. There are many things to be thought through before this is possible.”
Other factory owners said that the stringent conditions regarding factories not functioning out of shared buildings or rented houses were impossible to meet in such a short time frame, especially for older buildings that may need more restructuring to meet new safety standards.
Government officials have said that their factory inspections began a few months ago and are separate from the inspections being launched by the Accord team. In their view, even older factories were not impossible to rescue with some focused attention.
“It will be possible to reduce the vulnerability of old establishments in Dhaka by applying retrofitting technology,” said public works minister engineer Mosharraf Hossain.
More than 300 factories have been retrofitted to repair structural weakness since December, according to government officials.
Fumio Kaneko, team leader of the Japan International Cooperation Agency study team, pointed out at a seminar in Dhaka on Sunday that the collapse of buildings in Dhaka, such as Rana Plaza, is largely due to faulty and weak foundations, which need to be corrected.
Other problems persist. Although the wage board has come up with a new minimum wage, a survey of 946 factories by BGMEA revealed that only 60 percent of factory owners had begun paying the higher rate. BGMEA officials told WWD that these higher wages were in the process of implementation, and despite the deadline set for Dec. 1, 2013, for the higher wage of 5,300 taka, or $66, a month, the process of change was a slow one.
So as workers demand quicker action, employers, factory owners and government officials are asking for more time. As commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said earlier this month, referring to the stringent conditions being put forth by global retailers, “We are fully committed to improving workplace safety. But we need time to do so.”
In his new book “Hollywood Royale,” Andy Warhol’s Protégé Matthew Rolston celebrates the Eighties revival of Hollywood glamour. Featuring more than 100 portraits taken by Rolston from 1977 to 1993, the book contains photos of icons like Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, and @drewbarrymore, pictured here in 1991. “Hollywood Royale,” out today, will be accompanied by an exhibition opening at Los Angeles’ Fahey/Klein Gallery on March 1. #wwdeye
"Nowadays when life is not so happy with everything going on in the world, I think people come to me for a little bit of whimsy and color and fun." - Designer Rebecca De Ravenel on her cult-favorite jewelry line. (📸 : @vsteves) #wwd40
“Everyone is talking about how the retail industry is struggling, but I think it’s an incredible time because brands who are doing something different and innovative are setting themselves up for the future,” said @adamgoldston, who founded the luxury athletic brand @apl with his brother @ryangoldsten. The Goldston’s are part of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables. See the rest of the list on WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
@eyeswoon blogger Athena Calderone debuted her first-ever cookbook, “Cook Beautiful,” which is heavily centered on the presentation and visual expression of food. Pictured here are her miso glazed carrots from the book. Get the recipe on WWD.com. (📷: @johnny_miller_) #wwdeye
“It’s passion that helps get anybody to a certain point and it’s what’s propelled me,” said Kith founder @ronniefieg, one of WWD’s 40 under 40: a group of industry notables who are changing the face of retail, fashion and beauty. Fieg, who opened a Manhattan flagship on October 7, began his career at age 13 as a stock boy and salesman for footwear chain David Z. “I think staying true to [my] beliefs, hard work and passion have gotten me to where [Kith] is today.” See the rest of the 40 at WWD.com. (📷: @vsteves) #wwd40
25-year-old @samweaving is about to break out this fall, starring in Netflix’s horror film “The Babysitter,” fittingly out today on Friday the 13th. That’s not the only place you’ll be seeing her, though — Weaving’s got a role Showtime’s “SMILF” and another alongside Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Though she’s got a full plate at the moment, there’s one role she’s got her eye on: Marilyn Monroe. “I’m a little too young at the moment, but it’s on my bucket list,” the actress told WWD (📷: @dandoperalski) #wwdeye
BFF's Poppy Jamie and Suki Waterhouse celebrated the launch of their bag line Pop x Suki at Nordstrom last night. "The line is really about our friendship, and how we are so different but complement each other," said Waterhouse. 👯 (📷: Katie Jones) #wwdeye
After designing the new @louisvuitton and @bulgariofficial flagships and a @chanelofficial boutique opening in Japan, @petermarinoarchitect has another project on his plate: The Lobster Club. Located in the Seagram Building, it’s the famed architect’s first restaurant project in New York, serving up modern Japanese brasserie-style cuisine. Bronze hues, bespoke material detailing, blush and chartreuse tones and a heavy emphasis on Picasso can be seen throughout. Mark your calendars for Nov. 1 for the much-anticipated opening. (📷: @clint_spaulding) #wwdeye
Did you know: @carlychaikin of "Mr. Robot" has been painting for about a decade? The actress, who plays Darlene on the show, is a self-taught artist who lists Salvador Dalí and Chuck Close as some of her idols. Chaikin told WWD that painting is a form of meditation for her — A much-needed one given the intensity of "Mr. Robot." See a piece Chaikin is working on at WWD.com (📷: @jilliansollazzo) #wwdeye


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"In less than two days, North America will be getting its greasy mitts on Sony’s entry into the next generation of console hardware with the PlayStation 4′s release. Leading up to then, media outlets everywhere have been trying to soak up all things Sony in anticipation.
While our friends and colleagues look to the future, we at Pixelitis want to take a look back at the last few years of games and experiences we’ve had with the PlayStation 3. After all, it’s still got a couple of games on the way next year, and none of those discs or PSN titles are going to work on those shiny new consoles." - Pixelitis Staff


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While some were shopping, other people waited in lines to return those unwanted items, but some were taking back christmas presents, fearing they were unsafe. With a recent rash of toy recalls, safety seems to be in the front of many parent's minds.
There were a few people returning toys the day after Christmas, specifically some that were made in China. None of those items returned were on a recall list. Recalled items have already been removed from the shelves, but some parents say they can never be too safe.
Amanda Stewart spent the day post-Christmas shopping with her two young daughters. While she says her girls are too old to put small toys in their mouths anymore, the recall list just keeps growing.
"My husband and I look up a list on the Internet to see if it's on the recall list, but there are dozens and dozens you can find There were a couple of Polly Pockets toys we looked up and we were concerned about those."
Marie Klingenfuss says her children did not get any recalled toys from Santa this year. She made sure.
"If it's going to have things falling off and hazards and bodily damage or choking, then I might return it."
While China has been in the spotlight since the rash of toy of recalls started, consumer experts say it's companies, not countries that manufacture toys...so just because it says "Made In China," it doesn't mean it's dangerous.
"We get a recall list every week and a lot of things on our recall list, we take them off our shelves and take them back to the vendor," said Mike Levine, Manager at Target on South Virginia Street.
If a certain toy is overlooked, Target corporate will red flag it, meaning it can't ring up at the register and it's impossible to purchase. And if you bought a Christmas gift before it was recalled, Target will fully refund you. Most parents we spoke with say it's tough to find a toy that's made in the United States anymore, so they just keep buying, and hope for the best.
"I'm not a fanatic about it. We could worry about so many different things about our children constantly," said Stewart.
"It's really hard to make sure your children are safe. Whenever they're not with you, they are exposed to whatever they're going to be exposed to and you can't control everything," said Klingenfuss.
To bring an item back to Target, you need either the original receipt or a gift receipt. Target has a 90-day store policy, but of course recalls are an exception to that.
According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been over 50 recalls in December alone...but not just toys. Clothing, cooking items, even tools have been put on the recall list this month, so it's a good idea to check before you make purchases.
For a complete listing of recalled items, go to www.cpsc.gov.


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Stilants Closes June 2022 with a market share in Italia It equals 38.1 percent, while it was 37.2 percent in the first half of this year. The number of cars sold in the sixth month of the year amounted to 48,427 cars, compared to 56,443 cars registered in the same period in 2021.
As for the individual brands of the Italian-French group, they did well in June 2022 Alfa Romeowhich recorded, with 1,435 registrations, an increase of 27.67 percent compared to the same month of 2021, with its market share increasing to 1.13 percent. pocket On the other hand, it registered 5,125 units, down 21.32 percent with the share reduced to 4.03 percent. On the other hand, the car manufacturer finished the first half of the year with a domination of SUVs belonging to the LEV class.
Stellantis: sales and market share in Italy
The significant numbers recorded by the company testify to how well it can take an interesting path, potentially allowing it to spread not only along the Italian peninsula, but also on the entire European scene. A few days ago, a rumor leaked out that Jeep never feels like it’s time to broaden horizons.
Citroen and DS They had 6,552 registrations, down 15.55 percent compared to 2021, but against a nearly unchanged share of 5.15 percent. Known problems in the supply chain have affected the whole world and the downturn depends on it, because Citroen / Ds practically did not lose percentage points to the competition.
Brand registrations Fiat However, they reached 16,812, down 24.26% compared to the same month in 2021, with a market share declining by 13.22%. release Sales recorded a decrease in sales to 3,716 units (minus 14.28 percent), with the stock flat at 2.92 percent. At least for the time being, the company’s commercial offering led by CEO Luca Napolitano provides exclusives to the usual Ypsilon, but from now on the range will grow exponentially.
for Opel Deliveries amounted to 5,227 (minus 18.84 percent), with a share of 4.11 percent, while Peugeot And it increased it to 9,560 (plus 18.39 percent), with a market share of 7.52 percent.
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Chance to sample new brews at charity beer banquet
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Beer lovers will be able to enjoy a variety of brews in a special charity banquet.
The Norwich City of Ale Charity Beer Banquet takes place on Thursday, May 31, at Norwich's Maids Head Hotel, on Tombland.
It will be part of the 2018 City of Ale Trail and is raising money for Break, which supports vulnerable children and young people across East Anglia.
The banquet will include a reception drink, four-course taster menu with accompanying beers and tips from a beer sommelier.
Tickets cost £40 per person and tables for eight-10 people are available.
The charity event is being supported by Norfolk and Suffolk breweries including Norfolk Day sponsor Woodforde's Brewery, Panther Brewery, Elmtree Beers, St Peter's Brewery, Grain Brewery and Redwell Brewing.
The event comes on the final day for name submissions for a new Norfolk Day 'sunshine session ale', to be made by Woodbastwick-based Woodforde's Brewery.
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It is working with Break for the Norfolk Day competition.
The inaugural Norfolk Day, also sponsored by Richardson's Hemsby Beach Holiday Park, takes place on Friday, July 27, and is being backed by the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich Evening News and BBC Radio Norfolk.
Dozens of communities, businesses, charities and individuals have organised a variety of events to celebrate the special event.
These include street parties, a mental health discussion, a rural reed cutting demonstration, Norfolk-themed food menus and photographic competitions, plus many more.
The beer will be launched at the Royal Norfolk Show on June 27 and 28 and available to buy until the end of September with a percentage of sale proceeds going to Break.
Woodfordes chief executive James Hughes said: 'We're looking for a name that will be unique to Norfolk... The label design will incorporate the yellow and black colours of the Norfolk Day logo so we're after something that will really stand out and represent the county.'
?To submit your name by May 31 visit www.woodfordes.co.uk/break50?To book a place on the beer banquet visit www.break-charity.org?Are you organising a Norfolk Day event? Email details, including times, locations and contact details, to email@example.com, tweet @norfolk or message the Norfolk Day Facebook page.
Norfolk Day shop
An online shop has been launched selling Norfolk Day marketing material which event organisers can display on the day.
The shop is selling a four-pack of flags, four-pack of A3 posters and 20 balloons at £4, while 5m of bunting is £7.50.
Celebration packs containing all of the above are available for £15.
Norfolk Day takes place on Friday, July 27 and is intended as a day of fun in which individuals, community groups and businesses are encouraged to get involved by hosting or participating in events.
The initiative was launched by the EDP and Norwich
Evening News in partnership with BBC Radio Norfolk and has the backing of business and community organisations who are planning events for the day.
Details of events will be revealed in the newspaper, online and via social media.
To order Norfolk Day materials visit the Norfolk Day shop to buy celebratory items.


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Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS)
Harmonisation of standards in Africa is needed in order to make goods competitive and increase the volume of trade within Africa and beyond the continent.
The challenge was given yesterday in Dar es Salaam by the head of delegation of nine members of National Assembly of Nigeria, Senator Nenadi Usman, while visiting Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) offices and laboratories.
She said harmonised standards in all African countries would help increase trade, hence is improve the livelihoods of the people.
“You have to look on how to harmonise all standards hence become acceptable to end users in your respective countries,” she said.
Senator Zannah urged African countries which have not established standards bodies to do so.
“Before coming here, we stopped in Kenya and asked officials of the African Regional Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) to encourage them start their own standards bodies,” she said.
She said they visited Tanzania to share ideas and compare what TBS is doing and its Nigerian counterpart.
However she alerted African countries to take stern measures against substandard products imported from the Far East.
“The rate of trade between Africa and Asia is growing, but we have to make sure that substandard goods are not allowed in order to protect our people and industries,” she emphasised.
For his part, the Acting Director General of TBS, Leandri Kinabo, thanked the delegation for visiting the organisation, saying that TBS has something to learn from the visit as well as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
He observed that TBS has registered some achievements in various areas including establishing a national standardisation system, certification schemes, raising public awareness and accreditation of its four laboratories.
He said the bureau will continue to strengthen its technological capacity and build a strong standardisation and quality assurance infrastructure to effectively implement its statutory obligations.
The bureau will further increase its efforts in building a stable financial base to reduce dependence on subventions from the government and the development partners.
A delegation of representatives from the National Assembly of Nigeria and SON arrived in the country on Thursday for a three day visit.
The visit follows the need to review the Nigerian Standards Act that will take into account current standardization trends as well as approximate global best practices.
According to SON a survey of standards institutions in sub- Saharan Africa, TBS is one of the most outstanding and proactive standards bodies with regard to standardization trends and global best practices.
Earlier the delegation visited the Nigerian High Commission, and held talks with the Minister for Industry and Trade Dr Abdallah Kigoda, as well as officials of the National Assembly Secretariat in the city.


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Mine! Mine! All Mine! Yahoo Says It Might Just Keep Those Alibaba Billions, Rather Than Giving the $ Back to Shareholders.
Yahoo just filed a regulatory document noting that it might not give back the bulk of the $4 billion-plus that it is expecting to get from its sale of a chunk of its Alibaba stake to shareholders, as it had previously said it would, either via a stock buyback or dividend.
Instead, CEO Marissa Mayer looks like she wants all that dough to buy some tasty companies.
The filing noted that Mayer’s recent look-see review of Yahoo, “may lead to a reevaluation of, or changes to, our current plans, including our restructuring plan, our share repurchase program, and our previously announced plans for returning to shareholders substantially all of the after tax cash proceeds of the initial share repurchase.”
Yahoo’s stock is down about five percent on the news, in after-hours trading, to $15.28. It had been moving up slowly in recent weeks.
That’s because, for investors, this is a drastic reversal of previous Yahoo statements on what it was going to do with the windfall. At the time of the deal and then later in several statements by its top execs, Yahoo said it would return the most of the money to shareholders.
“We look forward to delivering the proceeds of the near-term transaction to our shareholders,” said CFO Tim Morse at the time of the deal’s announcement in May, which he later reiterated on an earnings call.
Related to the deal, the Yahoo board had also recently authorized its execs to conduct a larger stock buyback, although the company was under no legal obligation to do so.
In addition, in a recent letter to his investors, Third Point’s Dan Loeb — now a Yahoo director and in charge of a six percent stake — said the company “has indicated that it will return substantially all of the expected $5B of cash it will receive from this transaction to shareholders.”
No longer — at least for most of the incoming pile of moolah from China.
Still, the move probably should come as no surprise, given Mayer is already on the prowl for innovative companies to buy and talent to “acqhire.”
She’ll certainly need a bigger war chest, since Yahoo only has just above $2 billion in cash now, not all of which is available (long accounting reason I will go into later).
The big slug of Alibaba money, from selling half of Yahoo’s stake in the Chinese company, will obviously give her more heft.
So, too, would any money she might get from a deal around Yahoo’s Japanese assets. The company has been in protracted talks with SoftBank, its partner there, about such a sale. While sources said it was close to completion, there appears to still be some roadblocks to its final settlement.
Depending on how such a transaction is completed — tax-free or not — Yahoo could get about $3 billion in cash and perhaps another asset worth $1.5 billion.
That would certainly give Mayer a bigger kitty to do acquisitions — and presumably make lots of friends in Silicon Valley in the process.
Here is the pertinent section of the filing:
New Chief Executive Officer and Review of Business Strategy
On July 17, 2012, Marissa Mayer became the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Yahoo! Inc. (the “Company”). As reported in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Mayer is engaging in a review of the Company’s business strategy to enhance long term shareholder value. As part of that review, Ms. Mayer intends to review with the Board of Directors, among other things, the Company’s growth and acquisition strategy, the restructuring plan we began implementing in the second quarter of 2012, and the Company’s cash position and planned capital allocation strategy. This review process may lead to a reevaluation of, or changes to, our current plans, including our restructuring plan, our share repurchase program, and our previously announced plans for returning to shareholders substantially all of the after tax cash proceeds of the initial share repurchase under the Share Repurchase and Preference Share Sale Agreement we entered into on May 20, 2012 with Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
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Apple says it will give free protective cases to buyers of its latest iPhone. The move is to alleviate the so-called "death grip" problem in which holding the phone with a bare hand can muffle the wireless signal.
Apple's Chief Executive announced the giveaway on Friday during a news conference at the company's headquarters in California. More than three million people who have already bought the iPhone 4 and new buyers through late September will be eligible to receive a new case.
Consumer Reports magazine said covering the spot with a case or even a piece of duct tape alleviates the problem. The influential publication refused to give the iPhone 4 its "recommended" stamp of approval for this reason.
Earlier, Apple said the problem with the phone was primarily a software issue. It issued a software update on Thursday it said would make the number of bars shown on the phone's screen more accurate.
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Australia's Facebook users cautioned about "look who just died" scam, aiming to exploit personal data and money through false claims of acquaintances' deaths. Hackers employ the 'look who just died' scam as their latest scheme on the social media platform.
According to Daily Mail, the scam begins with a direct message from a hacker posing as a friend that says "look who just died" and includes a link to what appears to be a news article. To deceive users, the message may incorporate phrases like "so sad" or "I know you know him," aiming to create the impression of familiarity with the person involved.
Users are prompted to input their Facebook credentials to access the article about the reported death. However, the link associated with the fake news harbours malware, enabling scammers to pilfer login data and personal information from the victims. Consequently, the victim's account is seized by the hacker, who proceeds to send identical messages to their friends list. The scammers can also extract various personal data linked to the Facebook account, including email addresses, phone numbers, and birth dates. Subsequently, they may exploit this information to gain unauthorized access to non-Facebook accounts.
Experts caution that if a user's Facebook account contains banking details or financial information, hackers can pilfer their funds. Although the phishing scam is predominantly observed on Facebook, it's worth noting that it can also manifest in emails or text messages, as indicated in the report.
Experts advise users to refrain from clicking on any links within suspicious messages. When unsure, it is recommended to consult a friend to verify the legitimacy of the message.
In 2023, Australians reported a loss of over 11.5 million dollars from phishing scams, based on data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) Scamwatch.
According to a report, it was revealed that in the UK, a customer becomes a victim of an online shopping scam originating from one of the two platforms owned by Meta every seven minutes. This unfortunate situation costs consumers over 500,000 pounds per week.
Lloyds Banking Group, based in the UK, conducted research that estimated more than two-thirds of all online shopping scams targeting consumers originate from Facebook and Instagram.
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Holloway Friendly has teamed up with financial services software company IfApps to launch an app for buying illness-specific critical illness (CI) - a breast cancer support policy.
With prices starting from 75p per month, the app enables consumers to purchase their own cover.
It will also be available on a white label basis for protection advisers and employee benefits specialists.
Holloway Friendly and IfApps have jointly designed and funded the product, which will be distributed on a direct offer basis through their app available on both Apple and Android devices.
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer for women in the UK, with 42,489 women diagnosed with it in 2012. The policy has been designed for females between the ages of 19 and 70 who are concerned about the likelihood of getting breast cancer. The applicant will be able to choose a sum assured of between £10,000 and £100,000.
Premiums are level and fully guaranteed for the policy term, so somebody taking out £10,000 of cover at age 25, will continue to pay just 75p a month for as long as they continue the policy.
The same person wanting £100,000 of cover will pay £7.50 per month for the life of the policy - even if they were to continue it until 75 years of age.
Policyholders can also claim more than once on this policy. The amount of cover chosen at outset represents a pot of cover, where claims will be paid out either partially or fully dependent on the diagnosis, Holloway Friendly said.
Early payments for a lesser amount will be increased to reflect a more serious diagnosis.
Diagnosis Claim Payment
- Advanced breast cancer 100% of the sum assured less any prior claim amounts paid
- Mastectomy for early or locally advanced invasive breast cancer or carcinoma in situ of breast 100% of the sum assured less any prior claim amounts paid
- Early or locally advanced invasive breast cancer not treated with mastectomy 50% of the sum assured
- Carcinoma in situ of breast not treated with mastectomy £1,000
Mathew Manser, sales and marketing director for Holloway Friendly, said, "This breast cancer support policy is a perfect complement to the comprehensive income support that we normally offer at Holloway Friendly. Julian and his team at IfApps approached us to support the development of this app as a unique way of getting vital financial support to women and men with a specific requirement, providing help at the time they most need it.
"Breast cancer is a source of serious concern to women of all ages across the country. This provides an innovative and incredibly cost effective form of financial help and was something that we were very happy to get involved with."
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“We have a broken financial system,” says Ryan Feit, the outspoken co-founder and CEO of seedinvest.com, a new equity-based crowdfunding platform, explaining how small entrepreneurs are hampered by a 10-year low in bank lending and challenged by the fact most of our savings and output go to FORTUNE 500 companies.
In setting a serious, take-no-prisoners’ tone approach in his presentation, “Crowdfunding: Raising Startup Capital for the 99%,” Feit made his point across loud and clear, recommending what is fast becoming the way to go to seek funding: go crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding has taken off following the passing of the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act by President Obama in April 2012. This was in support of entrepreneurship and small business growth. The JOBS Act is designed to encourage small business and startup funding by easing federal regulations and allowing individuals to become investors.
As a result, crowdfunding platforms like kickstarter.com and indiegogo.com have helped fund startups, creative projects, non-profits and all types of small businesses. Kickstarter.com operates on a rewards system where a donation to a startup is just that—a donation that may result in a reward from a fundraiser, except no claim of ownership.
How successful have this been? One successful startup in Kickstarter called Pebble Watch initially requested for $10,000 but collected more than $10 million in pledges. For the most funded projects in Kickstarter can be found here: http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/most-funded?ref=sidebar
Fiet outlines why crowdfunding is a game changer: you can get more funding to launch your business; customers can become investors; you can generate a following; spend less time fundraising and get market research from the crowd, which saves you time thinking if your business idea is viable.
Under the JOBS Act, you are now able to do the following:
• Advertise your fundraiser: Either on the wall of your store or online
• Let anyone invest: Now anyone can invest, tapping into millions of people as potential investors
• Allow no limits in shareholders. It means lots of people can invest small amounts
But how can one be held accountable or deemed trustworthy in a system where you don’t even meet the fundraiser personally? Feit cites the fact that in the Internet era, news travels fast, citing one case where a fraudulent fundraiser was caught having pulled images online to pitch his supposed project to the world before things got out of hand.
Some regulations have also been put in place as part of a controlling mechanism. As a backer or supporter, there is a yearly limit on the amount you may invest in a project. This is based on your net worth or yearly income. The limit ranges from 2% of people earning (or worth) up to $40,000, up to a cap of $10,000 for people earning (or worth) $100,000 or more.
But once the fundraisers get the requested funds, who’s going to make sure they keep their word and start their business? It’s a legitimate question but everyone knows people are inherently trusting, generous and supportive of another person’s dreams. Feit calls it the “wisdom of crowds” at work.
What if the amount of money targeted to be raised was not met, where does the money go? Depending on the crowdfunding site, money is supposedly returned to the investor. For investors, it is important for them to ask the site if they can get their money back before the deal closes.
Feit ended his presentation by going to his site, seedinvest.com, and said he is not charging any fee yet. With the reported backlog in other sites, it’s probably better to the 1% in all of us to have as many platforms as we can find, for the business(es) in the back of our minds.


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The mystery of who created BitCoin has been solved.
Or has it?
I'm Bridget Carey.
This is your cnet update.
An Australian businessman has come forward as the creator of Bitcoin.
But many Bitcoin enthusiasts are skeptical that he is really the creator.
Bitcoin is a digital currency that operates with no central authority, no banks or one person that controls the supply of money.
Instead all transactions are managed by a computer network and logged on a Public ledger.
For years, people have speculated who created BitCoin.
The creator only went by a pseudonym, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Since BitCoin is an open source project.
It was set free to grow within the network as other engineers tinkered to help perfect it.
No one has come forward as the creator until now.
Australian entrepreneur, Craig Wright.
Says he is Satoshi Nakamoto.
He sat down for an interview with the BBC shown here.
He also spoke with the Economist and GQ and he wrote a personal blog post about it.
Some people will believe, some people won't.
And to tell you the truth, I don't really care.
Well there are plenty of people in the BitCoin community who do not believe him.
[UNKNOWN] see more proof.
Write you some transactions as evidence but the accusations say that the information you provided was not secret.
Yet several key BitCoin figures have gone on the record supporting his statement including two members of the BitCoin foundation who say they have been provided sufficient proof Wright says he does not want money or fame, nor will he accept any money from awards.
He just wants to be left alone.
He also says he will never talk to the media again about it.
So why go public now?
He says it's to end speculation and be left alone Since a few stories in December did suggest he could be the creator, reporters have been bothering him and people close to him.
Admitting you are the creator of BitCoin comes with a whole new mess of problems.
For one, everyone knows the creator is rich with how many BitCoins he or she owns from the early days when it was worth pennies Right now, there are about 15.5 million Bitcoins in circulation.
Each one is worth about $450 as of this report.
It's believed that the creator has about $450 million worth Worth of bitcoins.
Now, since it's not often that new BitCoins are created, he could influence the value of a BitCoin if he sells a bunch at once.
And that means the fate of BitCoin's success will be just lying in the hands of its creator.
And that's why people Care so much.
You can use Bitcoin's to transfer money easily, and you can find a number of businesses that accept the currency.
Just last week the video game network Steam began accepting Bitcoin as payment for computer games.
The company says in some emerging markets like India, China, and Brazil it's easier for people to pay for things internationally with Bitcoin than with a credit card.
That's all for this Tech News Roundup, you can catch more at cnet.com From our studios in New York, I'm Bridget Carey.


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Ohio Magnetics Announces Promotions
Dublin, Ohio-based HBD Industries Inc., an industrial products supplier, has announced management changes at its affiliate Ohio Magnetics Inc. The Maple Heights, Ohio-based company makes lifting magnets and magnetic separation equipment.
John Wohlgemuth, general manager of Ohio Magnetics, has retired after nearly 30 years with the company.
“Under John’s leadership, Ohio Magnetics became an industry leader in developing and manufacturing quality lifting magnets, lifting magnet systems and magnetic separation equipment,” says Randy Greely, chairman and CEO of HBD Industries. “We wish John the best in his retirement.”
Replacing Wohlgemuth as general manager of Ohio Magnetics is former Sales Manager Ken Richendollar. The company also has promoted Walter Civovic to the position of sales manager.
“Ken and Walt have extensive knowledge of magnetic lifting systems and separation equipment and a track record of providing exceptional service to our valued customers around the world,” Greely says.
Richendollar started with Ohio Magnetics as a quality assurance supervisor in 1983, while Civovic began with the company in the production department in 1985.
Femco Machine Adds Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Femco Machine Co., Punxsutawney, Pa., has added Scott Walker as vice president of sales and marketing.
The company manufactures a diverse range of aftermarket and OEM parts for equipment used in a variety of industries, including recycling, industrial manufacturing, oil and gas and construction and mining.
Femco also provides emergency repair services to its customers in these industries via a nationwide fleet of fully equipped field service trucks. Femco’s footprint includes four service and manufacturing locations in addition to the corporate headquarters in Pa.
Most recently Walker was director of sales and business development for Oberg Industries, Freeport, Pa., a manufacturer of precision components and tooling, where he worked for 26 years.
Walker says his plan is to continue to expand Femco’s reach. “My task is to grow our presence in the strategic markets we serve and increase our penetration,” he says. “We’re looking for significant growth in the next few years. This will require that we add talented and skilled personnel to the team to be able to achieve that goal.”
Novelis Announces Executive Leadership Appointments
The aluminum rolling and recycling firm Novelis, based in Atlanta, has announced a number of senior executive moves designed to further accelerate its “One Novelis” global integration strategy.
Company executives Marco Palmieri, Tadeu Nardocci and Erwin Mayr have been appointed regional presidents for North America, South America and Europe, respectively, and Brad Soultz has been named head of global strategy and commercial activities.
The company says the changes are designed to strengthen its business in fast-growing regions of the world.
Palmieri, who joined the company in 2011, has been named senior vice president and president, Novelis North America, effective June 1. Palmieri is responsible for all aspects of the company’s largest region. He previously served as senior vice president and president, Novelis South America.
Nardocci has been named senior vice president and president, Novelis South America. Nardocci will lead all aspects of the company’s business in South America, including the ongoing expansion of aluminum rolling and recycling operations at Novelis’ plant in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil. He was most recently senior vice president and president, Novelis Europe, where he led the revitalization of the company’s business in the region.
Novelis has named Mayr senior vice president and president, Novelis Europe, effective immediately. As head of Novelis’ second-largest region, he is responsible for all aspects of the company's European business, including sales, operations and strategy implementation. He was previously senior vice president, chief strategy and commercial officer.
Soultz succeeds Mayr as vice president, chief strategy and commercial officer, effective immediately. He is responsible for developing Novelis’ global strategy and for leading the global commercial organizations. Since joining Novelis in 2005, he has held a number of leadership positions, most recently serving as vice president, global supply chain. He has also served as vice president, Global Specialty Products; vice president and general manager of Novelis’ Automotive and Specialty Products businesses in North America; and vice president and general manager for Light-Gauge Products in North America.


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We all know that hamburgers contribute to heart attacks, but as it turns out, there’s another reason why they might make your heart stop. Burgers and other processed beef contain cow hearts.
As Fortune explained in a recent article, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allows beef producers to use “beef heart meat,” defined as “cardiac muscle trimmed from the ventricular wall of a beef heart.” However, the USDA offers a different definition for “beef hearts” and says that those can’t be used.
So people can eat all the “beef heart meat” they want. But not “beef hearts.” Because that would just be wrong.
Have a heart instead of eating one and try a veggie burger today.


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No love for McDonald's in Europe as poor performance in Germany hits profits
Unexpected poor performance in Europe dragged down second quarter profits for McDonald’s.
The fast food chain said weakness in Germany, which is overseen by British boss Jill McDonald, was behind a 1 per cent fall in underlying European sales.
McDonald took over the business in January as part of a wider remit as the newly created president of the burger giant’s North West Division.
She refused to comment about the poor performance yesterday.
Around 30 per cent of McDonald's revenue come from the United States
Europe just beats the US as the fast-food chain’s top revenue market but analysts had expected a gain of 0.7 per cent.
Quarterly group profit fell more than expected after restaurants in its struggling American division turned in a third straight quarterly sales decline.
Around 30 per cent of McDonald’s revenue come from the United States, where underlying sales fell 1.5 per cent in the second quarter.
Chief executive Don Thomson said: ‘To reignite momentum over the next 18 months, we’re focused on concentrating our efforts on compelling value, marketing and operations excellence to become a more relevant and trusted brand.’
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The green light has been given for Carnival Corporation to build a €30 million new cruise terminal at the port of Barcelona to handle the company’s new class of ships.
Due to open by 2018 in the port’s Adossat Wharf, the new terminal will be one of Europe’s largest at 11,500 square metres and provide access to 300 car parking spaces.
Barcelona, Europe’s largest cruise port, is used by seven of the company’s 10 brands as both a destination and home port.
The city’s six existing terminals handled 764 cruise calls and more than 2.36 million passengers last year.
Cruise passengers had an economic impact of nearly €257 million in Barcelona in 2103 based on spending on restaurants, transport and trade in the city.
Carnival Corporation has been granted approval to begin the final design process and start construction of the new terminal in 2016.
The group’s managing director of terminal operations in Barcelona, Michel Nestour, said: “As an all-new, next-generation cruise facility, the terminal will be designed to enhance the overall cruise experience for Carnival Corporation’s guests.
“This will include making it easy and convenient for guests, whether they are arriving at the terminal to begin a cruise vacation, disembarking following the completion of a cruise or visiting Barcelona as one of the ports of call on a cruise.”
Sixte Cambra, president of the Port Authority of Barcelona, added: “This new agreement ensures that we will continue to meet the growing popularity of cruising to and from Barcelona, accommodate the latest in cruise ship designs and most importantly provide cruise passengers with the highest levels of quality and service.”
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Indonesia Promote Tourism in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman
By : Chodijah Febriyani And Aldi Firhand A | Sunday, December 17 2017 - 19:57 IWST
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INDUSTRY.co.id - Manama - The Ministry of Tourism focuses on the promotion of Indonesian tourism in the Gulf region to five countries namely Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman.
Head of Tourism and Introduction of European, Middle Eastern, American and African Markets, Tourism Ministry, Rita Sofia Abdul Haris, in Manama on Sunday (17/12/2017) said the five countries are potential to bring tourists to Indonesia.
Rita Sofia Abdul Haris explains, actually the promotion of tourism to some countries in the Gulf region, especially Bahrain has been done, but in 2011 was stopped because the ministry budget when it is classified as small so it must be selected-select which countries are of great potential to be able to bring tourists to Indonesia.
"In 2017 we start again, for Bahrain, the reason is that business players see Bahrain as a potential, because the second reason is that Bahrain is close to Saudi Arabia so that many Saudi Arabs are on holiday to Bahrain," she said as quoted by Antara.
In Saudi Arabia there is a Damam City which is only three hours drive to Bahrain.
"Bahrain is already a free country (liberal) so that many foreigners (expatriates) living in Bahrain, especially the citizens of Saudi Arabia," she said.
Therefore, continued Rita, if Indonesia made tourism promotion event in Bahrain, then it is the same as promoting tourism Indonesia also to Arabs and foreigners from various countries.
Tourists from Saudi Arabia, he said, quite royal, can spend 2300 US dollars per visit per person, much higher for example compared with tourists from Malaysia who only spend about 500 US dollars per visit.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia for the Kingdom of Bahrain, Nur Syahrir Rahardjo, said that although the number of tourists visiting Bahrain to Indonesia is relatively small, continues to increase.
The number of tourists visiting Bahrain in Indonesia in 2016 is 1,641 people and based on data from the Embassy of Indonesia in Manama, until October 2017 has reached 2,470 people, out of a total of about 1.5 million people of Bahrain.
"But there are actually many expatriates living in Bahrain but using their respective country passports, who are on holiday to Indonesia, of which 1.5 percent of Bahrainis, only 40 percent are native Bahrainis, 60 percent are expatriates," he said.


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Tech companies have long embraced remote work; many years before Covid-19 sent many more of us for Work From Home to do our jobs. The teams employed by big and small tech companies are very often dispersed across time zones and international locations. Pre-pandemic, they found compromises for the problems many of us are now trying to solve as we return to the workspace and grapple with the fact that things have changed: some of us are in the office, and some of us are at home.
The difference these days is that many more of us are working in a remote or hybrid capacity in our own country of residence than ever before. WFH Research, which produces the U.S. Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes (SWAA), recently polled its survey respondents and found that as of August 2022, U.S. workers are doing around 30% of all paid days worked from home. According to Pew Research, 57% of Americans rarely or never worked from home before the coronavirus outbreak.
That’s huge news. The pandemic puts the power back in the hands of workers in many ways. Now, we want different things from our jobs beyond mere salary and benefits. Pew’s report also found that 72% said working from home hasn’t affected their ability to advance in their job, and 44% said that working from home has made it easier for them to get their work done and meet deadlines.
American multinational technology company Apple specializes in consumer electronics, software, and online services. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, it has offices globally from Australia to Canada, Ireland, and India. Additionally, there are over 520 Apple Stores across 25 countries.
People want to work at the company because it has been an innovator since it was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Apple has created the most highly sought-after mobile phones, laptops, and devices, and its new launches are hotly anticipated.
That’s why you will find the smartest people working for the company in cities all over the world — at Apple offices, technical centers, and the Apple Store. Machine learning researchers in Seattle collaborate with their counterparts in Beijing, while silicon designers in Bangalore swap ideas with their colleagues in San Diego.
When it comes to remote work accommodations, Apple announced in August that it would require employees to work in a hybrid capacity. You will need to be in the office on Tuesdays, and Thursdays, plus a regular third day, to be determined by individual teams each week. If that suits you, then there are lots of interesting roles on offer currently, including Kernel Panic Triage Engineer and Cloud Software Engineer. View all open roles at Apple now.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
It is a good time to hire at AWS: in July, Amazon announced that revenue from its cloud business rose 33% in the second quarter of this year, generating $19.74 billion, which far exceeded expectations. That is a large part thanks to the pandemic as businesses and individuals adopt cloud services at an accelerated pace.
Amazon founded AWS in 2006, and AWS provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs through its global server farms to many hundreds of thousands of individuals, companies, and governments. In 2021, AWS had a 33% market share for cloud infrastructure, offering over 200 products and services.
Amazon has thought long and hard about offering flexibility to its corporate employees. “We also know that many people have found the ability to work remotely from a different location for a few weeks at a time inspiring and re-energizing. We want to support this flexibility and will continue to offer those corporate employees, who can work effectively away from the office, the option to work up to four weeks per year fully remote from any location within your country of employment,” said Andy Jassy, Amazon’s CEO in October 2021.
The company has plenty of roles on offer, including several fully small roles. Discover all those jobs here.
The software company beloved by creatives the world over, Adobe made headlines recently for its purchase of Figma, which had built a reputation as a formidable competitor thanks to its forward-thinking and collaborative design platform. Adobe bought Figma for $20 billion, thus shoring up its dominance in the creative app space.
The company is now known for its cloud-based Creative Suite, used by agencies and creative individuals globally. It has long specialized in software for the creation and publication of a wide range of content, including graphics, photography, illustration, animation, video, and print. Flagship products include Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator, as well as the free, international standards of Adobe Acrobat Reader and the Portable Document Format (PDF).
Adobe’s preference for work going forward is that it will be hybrid. The company announced in mid-2021 that flexibility is the default and digital-first is critical. “Remote work will expand,” it also said. “While we believe in the value of in-person interactions, we know that in some cases, a remote work arrangement makes sense for Adobe and the individual.”
If you’re interested in working here, Adobe is currently hiring. Roles include Principal Program Manager and Enterprise Architect. Check out all jobs here.
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Brunswick Corp (
This diversified recreation and lifestyle company does much more
than bowling pins and pool tables. As one of the world's most
profitable companies in the lifestyle and recreation space,
Brunswick might be worth a look, especially for those of you who
are not familiar with all of its brands.
Brunswick Corp is best known for making bowling and billiard
equipment that bears their name, but the 165 year old company has
gone through a world of changes over the past 25 years, evolving
into a much more diverse company with high power brands across
several industries; from Life Fitness and Hammer-strength in their
fitness division to some of the top names in marine boating like
Bayliner, SeaRay, Cabo Yackts and more. Brunswick also manufactures
marine engines and accessories under the Mercury, Mariner, and
others; not to mention they are still a leader in the bowling and
Financial Profile & Earnings
BC is a small-cap (2.30 billion) company that is trading at about
17 times forward (expectations for next quarter) earnings. BC
became a Zacks Rank 1 strong buy on March 10th, 2011.
2011 revenues at Brunswick Corporation totaled $3.7B, while
annual earnings equaled $1.17 per share.
Brunswick reported a year over year sales increase of 8.27%
compared to full year 2010 and 68% growth in earnings during the
same period. Brunswick did report a loss of 30 cents, which
was 10 cents better than Zacks Consensus Estimates for the quarter.
For the year, adjusted EPS increased by $1.63. At year-end, our
cash from marketable securities totaled $508 million.
CEO Dusty McCoy noted Market share gains throughout the company in
2011 along with improved production and operating
efficiencies. Generated 10% revenue growth and
increased our operating earnings by $176 million.
2011 was an overall good year for the company and in 2012; the
company believes that "global economic and marine markets in 2012
will remain challenging, yet comparable to 2011." The company is
targeting mid-single digit revenue growth in 2012 along with a
strong increase in operating earnings in what they see as a flat
marine market environment.
In the past 30 days, we have seen upward revisions for the
current and next quarter as well as FY2012 and 2013. The
Zacks Consensus Estimate is higher than it was a month ago for each
of those periods.
For the coming quarter, Brunswick is expected to 38 cents per
share when they report on April 26th. For the full year (FY2012),
analysts expect EPS to come in at $1.46, which would equate to 25%
earnings growth for the full year.
The stock's bullish momentum over the past several months and
recent strength in the past few weeks shows that investors are
feeling confident that consumers may be looking to more leisure in
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Payment systems are another new feature in emerging tech today – Apple’s Apple pay, contactless card payments in the UK, software systems from various payment companies and phone app developers, they’re all on the list of up and comers in the new interconnected internet and mobile payment world.
Android meanwhile, pretty much the biggest phone platform, has been less than accommodating with regards to the systems – mostly third party methods have been seen, or just simple plans. However Google, ever quick to leap into action when a new market looms, have finally given Android Pay the go ahead.
Android Pay is expected to hit Android smartphones as a new type of framework for payment which will build on the experience and of course outdo the previous Google Wallet in almost every respect. However the big difference with Google’s approach is rather than being a standalone app, Android pay will come as a developer tool for storing card numbers.
In the same way as Apple Pay, Android Pay will convert card information into single use ‘tokens’ and locally store the information on the device as opposed to on the cloud or internet. The difference is that once the payment info is made into these tokens apps developed by third parties can call upon the tokens for payment.
So the system is about half way the same as Apple Pay, except the information can be used by many apps and payment providers. of course NFC transactions and other wireless payment methods using your mobile will be available through Android Pay, but the main focus of the new software is to make payment both secure but massively available to third party app developers, as opposed to Apple pay’s much less open platform.
Also supported will be biometric security compatibility, using fingerprint scanning methods such as the new Qualcomm Secure ID sensor which we heard about recently. All in all, Android Pay takes the Android attitude of open platform, easy to develop and use systems and applies them to the wireless payment model.
You can use and store credit card information with Apple Pay, but the development API itself makes it much easier to pay throughout apps designed for Android. Not only storefront but also online payment will all work with the system.
There’s no major release dates or a timeline for development yet, but we could expect to see Android pay at the upcoming Google I/O conference this May – it’s a big next step for Google and for Android.
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If you're getting your holiday decorations from H-E-B, you might want to check that nothing extra is coming home with you. Like, say, a venomous spider.
A man almost did just that when purchasing a small Christmas tree from the 300 W. Olmos Drive location on Tuesday. Paul Stephen noticed the spider on the tree's branches and snapped a picture.
He didn't end up buying that specific tree, and good thing. Stephen later learned that the spider was actually a black widow.
Dya Campos, a spokesperson for H-E-B, told mySA.com
that trees are delivered to stores within 48 hours of being chopped down, which often means that natural elements like these come along for the ride.
"It's wise to shake out insects while shaking out the needles before putting a tree in a house. Similar to, in Texas we are accustom to shake out our boots before putting them on," she wrote in an email.
David Ragsdale, head of the Entomology department at Texas A&M University, told mySA.com that although the venom is toxic, being bit by a black widow isn't lethal. It takes some time for the spider to pierce human skin, and even then most people are large enough that the venom won't have a tragic effect on us.
That's comforting, considering how common black widows are in Texas. Just to be safe, be sure to inspect your tree before setting it up at home.


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While the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have thoroughly leaked, Made by Google has repeatedly teased that there is more to “know.” Since the hardware has been fully detailed in “first looks” and even “reviews,” that leaves software features that are often under development until the very last second before the announcement.
Now, with less than 24 hours before the October 9th event, we can exclusively detail several upcoming AI-powered features for the Google Pixel 3 camera, including “Top Shot,” “Photobooth,” “Super res zoom,” and more.
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It’s been less than a year since the release of Google’s Pixelbook, yet all signs point to us seeing the next generation of the Pixelbook line later this year. If this is the case, we believe the most likely candidate to be a Made by Google device (of the many we’ve seen so far) is a Chromebook currently codenamed “Nocturne“. Here’s what we think we know about this upcoming device.
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We’ve seen just about everything that Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will bring to the table in terms of hardware, but the software still hides a few mysteries. Now, it seems those are coming out, and one includes a neat Google Camera trick that integrates with Google Lens.


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AHMEDABAD – Seven garment factory workers were killed in India over the weekend after a fire broke out at Nandan Denim, the country’s largest denim business which lists a host of leading brands among its customers. State authorities in India have issued a closure notice to Nandan Denim, which has a manufacturing capacity of 110 million metres per annum and is owned by Chiripal Group.
Six people, including the owner and managing director of Chiripal Group have been booked for culpable homicide and negligence while police have arrested the director, general manager and fire safety officer of Nandan Denim.
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(FEBRUARY 5, 2018) Bon-Ton, the parent company of Herberger's department store, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Bon-Ton had been working with property owners Washington Prime Group and Namdar Realty Group to buy the company out of bankruptcy and continue operating some of the stores.
The impending loss of the 254-store chain, based in York and in Milwaukee, Wis., will be felt especially hard in Pennsylvania, where the department store was founded more than 160 years and where it still has a corporate presence and large retail footprint.
Muscatine Mall and Younkers managers have also deferred comments to Bon-Ton, claiming they have not been provided with information about a potential closure.
That group would have kept some local stores and a distribution center open.
Hoprich said some prospects have already express interest in filling the approximate 155,000 square of space that Bon-Ton occupied. However, neither of the groups bid at the auction Monday, reports said.More news: NASA's planet hunting probe launch delayed
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Sotelo said it's possible that a buyer interested in running all or some of the stores could still emerge on the heels of the auction.
"I don't think there are too many willing investors in brick and mortar stores now".
Mitch Nolen, a national retail and bankruptcy reporter who has been a contributor to Seeking Alpha, obtained a letter from Bon-Ton's CEO to employees. The Bon-Ton location in Nittany Mall announced its intention to close in January, but a definitive date has not yet been announced.
Bon-Ton has 250 stores, which includes nine furniture galleries, in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers names. The shutdown will bring up huge loss of employment opportunites.
Berry said the mall has recently seen the opening of the Slumberland in the former JC Penney space, as well as Sidell's Bakery & Diner, as part of Cullinan Kickstart program. "Bergner's has been a staple here for a long time and it would be a big loss". A hearing is set for Wednesday.


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If you’re a Huawei Watch owner, you’re likely to be glad to hear this one: the latest version of Android Wear, bringing the software up to Marshmallow level, is set to roll out to the Chinese company’s flagship smartwatch offering beginning today…
The company announced the update in a thread on the Huawei Community forum. “The Huawei Watch update will be version 6.0, release MEC23L,” the company said. “This will be an OTA due for release beginning today.”
– Ability to play sounds and take calls on watches with a speaker
– Support for sending WhatsApp, WeChat, Viber, Telegram, and Nextplus messages with your voice or via touch
– New gestures to control your watch with one hand
– Battery life improvements
– Language options for Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Polish, Dutch, and Thai
Most notably, the Huawei Watch has had speaker hardware on board since it was first released last year — although the software, until now, completely ignored its existence. This update enables the speaker, allowing you to take calls among other things.
The update has been a long time coming. Initially, this version of Android Wear was supposed to launch on the LG Watch Urbane 2nd gen. LTE, but that device was scrapped just before it launched. Only in the last couple of weeks have the new Moto 360 and Moto 360 Sport been some of the first devices to actually get the update.
Huawei Watch owners should see the update hitting their devices over the next few days.
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In March we reported that the first Star Trek: Discovery novel tie-in was available for pre-order and titled Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours, written by David Mack. Now that CBS has set a release date for the series, Pocket Books has set the release for Desperate Hours for September 26th, the Tuesday following the premiere (September 24th).
As of now, there’s no cover or synopsis for the novel, but in an exclusive interview with TrekMovie, Mack said of the the book:
I developed it based on characters, dialogue, backstory, and situations in the upcoming series’ two-part pilot. If we’ve all done our jobs correctly, it should serve as an excellent companion piece to the two-part premiere.
Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours can be pre-ordered at Amazon in large-format paperback and Kindle e-book. It will also be available as an unabridged audiobook at Audible and other audiobook retailers.
Discovery comic coming too
IDW is also working on a comic book tie-in to Star Trek: Discovery. It will be written by Mike Johnson and Kirsten Beyer with art by Tony Shasteen. We know it won’t be released in September as it wasn’t part of IDW’s announcement of their September comics, but it could still come as soon as October. We will know more when IDW announces their October solicitations in July, or perhaps there will be something announced at San Diego Comic Con.
Like with the novel, there are no details at this time, but in another interview with TrekMovie, writer Mike Johnson said:
The comic will be closely woven into the show.
Kirsten Beyer is also one of the staff writers for Star Trek: Discovery who was also the key point of contact with Mack for his novel tie-in. Discovery supervising producer Ted Sullivan recently described Beyer as the “keeper of the flame” and “defender of canon” for the show and as a regular author of Star Trek novels she is a natural fit for keeping an eye on how the show ties into the books and comics.
TrekMovie will continue to monitor things related to these tie-ins and provide updates when there is more information.
Keep up with all the Star Trek: Discovery news at TrekMovie.


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Milk Way Tech Hub, a Milwaukee-based tech hub led by Nadiyah Johnson, is now accepting applications for its summer 2021 accelerator program.
In a press release, Milky Way explained that they are aiming to build a “national program aiming to connect tech entrepreneurs with Milky Way Tech Hub consultants, local and national industry business leaders to build disruptive and transformative technology companies.”
The program accepts startups at all stages and guides them through a rigorous two weeks of workshops, mentorship and feedback.
“Workshops will cover a range of topics including design and prototyping, developing an investment pitch, driving revenue through understanding IP and more. Each team will present their startups on demo day,” the press release explains.
At the end of the program, each participant startup is eligible for up to $25,000 worth of non-dilutive cash awards.
The press release also stated the program is supported by Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and Consumer Merchant Awareness Foundation.
Startups can apply to the accelerator here.


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Are you listening, mobile Pandora users? That's the sound of free unlimited music shriveling up.
The internet radio service today announced a plan to cap free mobile listening at 40 hours per month, starting in March.
The reason, explained Founder Tim Westergren in a blog post, is rising royalty rates.
"Pandora's per-track royalty rates have increased more than 25 percent over the last three years, including 9 percent in 2013 alone and are scheduled to increased an additional 16 percent over the next two years," he wrote.
"After a close look at our overall listening, a 40-hour-per-month mobile listening limit allows us to manage these escalating costs with minimal listener disruption."
The other 96 percent
Pandora-ites will remember the company introduced a 40-hour monthly cap on free desktop listening previously but rescinded that policy in September 2011.
According to Westergren, less than 4 percent of Pandora users ever hit the 40-hour mark a month, meaning a small percentage of uber users will be effected.
Average Pandora people usually hang out around the 20 hours of listening a month across all devices, not just phones.
That said, should you exceed the listening limit, you'll need to fork over US$0.99 for the remainder of the offending month.
Of course, there's still the option to listen limitlessly on desktops and laptops, or to pay US$3.99 for a Pandora One subscription that not only offers unlimited tunes but eliminates groove-interrupting advertising.


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Four black creatives have joined forces to establish a digital advertising agency that will serve as a partner for companies in the FMCG, mining, funeral services and shopping centre sectors. MOED, the new agency, will be launching on Thursday, 1 September.
The agency will serve as a partner for companies in the following sectors:
- funeral services, and
- shopping centre.
With the vision to ultimately form a marketing group, MOED says that it has a strong digital focus led by two seasoned, well-respected businessmen — Lebogang Mokubela and Edwin Mthimkulu — who are eager to leave a lasting impression in the industry.
MOED co-founder and CEO Lebogang Mokubela says that MOED would go to market with the ability to provide a fully integrated and streamlined approach in areas like:
- digital advertising
- public relations, and
“We understand that marketing can no longer be separated from sales — whether e-commerce to funeral financial services, businesses now require their advertising spend to equate to actual sales. We want to establish ourselves as the agency businesses turn to when individuals want to drive real sales growth using digital advertising,” says Mokubela.
Edwin Mthimkulu, co-founder and CCO, says, “‘Mo’ed’ is a Greek word, which means ‘appointed time’. This talks to our business, as we believe the birth of this business came at its right time but also speaks to the kind of clients we want to do business with — those are at their growth stage.”
MOED adds that it is also targeting the United Kingdom market to position itself as an ideal partner with United Kingdom businesses to expand beyond the African continent.
The agency concludes that it also wants to bring in and empower other black creatives to start their own agencies.
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Earlier today, Canon Australia published a press release detailing several important features of the upcoming EOS R5 mirrorless camera.
Canon confirmed that the camera will be able to shoot 8K video in full-frame at up to 30 fps internally. On top of this, Canon’s excellent Dual Pixel autofocus will work while recording 8K as well.
The Japanese company also announced that the EOS R5 will feature “advanced animal AF – recognizing dogs, cats and birds, relying not only on the eyes of the animal but also the face and body for situations when the eyes are not visible.”
As we previously mentioned, Canon is planning to release the EOS R5 before the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in July.


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Google is now aiming at the majority of the population residing in countries like India, Brazil, and African nations, through an outstanding platform, Android Go. According to Google, it is a program similar to Google�s Android One strategy, to create a lite version of Android OS for lower-powered devices.
Android Go aims at building an Android Version for phones with less memory. With its System UI and kernel modified, Go will be able to run on devices with as little as 512MB of memory. And also, Apps will be optimized for low bandwidth and memory. A special version of Play Store will be designed that will highlight lightweight apps. Google is also launching a new program called �Building for Billions� which is focused on helping developers create these new optimized apps.
The company is already working on rebuilding many apps. YouTube Go, for instance, is the lite version of YouTube app which is much smaller in size and give users much more control over the data.
Android Go also will help users in reducing data usage with new data management and savings tools. Android devices with less than 1GB of RAM will automatically get Android Go. And starting with Android O, Google commits to release variants of Android Go for all future Android versions.
For now, information regarding hardware partners who are going to make smartphones with Android Go configuration is unknown but Google intends to work with both global and local OEMs. The first devices with Android Go are expected to be released in 2018.


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Google Photos will stop offering unlimited free photo backups on June 1st, 2021. After 15 gigs, you will have to pay for extra storage.
All photos uploaded before June 1st will not count against your 15GB cap.
For the past 5 years, Google has been offering us unlimited storage for “high quality” photos. Well, all good things come to an end. In June 2021, Google will start to charge for storage after more than 15GB on the account have been used.
The change is part of an overall change in policy for Google Drive. Aside from photos, Google Workspace documents, spreadsheets, and slides will also count against the same 15GB cap. And Google will also start deleting data from inactive accounts that have not been logged into for at least two years.
To be fair, Google does offer more free storage than any other cloud platform. Apple only gives you 5GB of free iCloud space for example. And in any case, Google forecasts that 80% of Google Photos users will not be hit by the new cap for at least another 3 years following the change.
The new standards will apply to all Google Photos users, except for Pixel owners.
Google says it will send alerts and warnings when you are nearing the 15GB cap. In exchange for the new storage limit, you will get some new tools that make it easier to find and delete photos you might not want to keep anway. That’s one way of helping you manage your free storage.
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Two leading Indian pharmaceutical companies, Sun Pharma and Lupin, have initiated drug recalls in the US market due to separate manufacturing issues identified by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
Sun Pharma is recalling over 96,000 bottles of Liothyronine Sodium Tablets, used for treating hypothyroidism, after failing tests for impurities and degradation. The affected batches pose no immediate health risk, but the company is taking precautionary measures to ensure patient safety.
**Lupin** is recalling an unspecified quantity of Penicillamine tablets, a treatment for Wilson’s disease, due to a manufacturing issue discovered during routine inspections. Details regarding the specific concern and potential health risks are currently unavailable.
Both companies have notified the USFDA and are actively implementing the recalls. They are also working with distributors and retailers to retrieve the affected products from the market.
This incident highlights the importance of stringent quality control measures in the pharmaceutical industry. While minor recalls are not uncommon, incidents involving major players like Sun Pharma and Lupin can raise concerns about potential systemic issues within the manufacturing process. The USFDA is expected to investigate the root cause of these recalls and may take further action depending on the severity of the identified issues.